Archive for March 2nd, 2013

Donnellson, IA (Saturday, February 2, 2013) – With the 2013 season at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, IA just eight weeks away, now is the perfect time to start prepairing for the up coming season.

One of the first things to think about doing is renewing your pit stalls. Pit stalls from the 2012 season will be held until March 15th and then they will be opened for anybody wishing to reserve at pit stall for the 2013 season. All pit stalls are $50 for each paid registered car.

For those who wish to renew there pit stalls for the 2013 season, please fill out the following forms and send it along with your payment to the Lee County Speedway, 3535 Main Street, Keokuk, IA 52632.

Gendel Promotions is excited to announce the “Free Pit Pass Program” for drivers racing at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, IA, Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, IA and the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, IA in 2013. Drivers in the Modified, Stock Car, SportMod, Hobby Stock and Sport Compact classes will be eligible.

“I have been racing for 20 years and have never received a free pit pass in all those years,” says Mike Van Genderen, promoter of all three tracks. “Last year at the Southern Iowa Speedway we gave out over $8,000 in free pit passes to drivers who supported the track.”

In 2013 drivers will have a “home track” that they will pay pit passes like normal. These drivers will be able to race the other two tracks for free with perfect attendance at their home track. Many drivers bought their season pit passes for their home track at Thanksgiving and will be able to race the whole season for $300 or under at all three tracks.

To be eligible for free pit passes at the other two tracks, drivers must have perfect attendance at their home track including all specials. After you have raced at your home track on their opening night you will be eligible to get in free at the other two tracks on weekly track point nights.

This promotion will not include specials that are non-weekly track point nights. If a driver misses one night during the season at his home track then that driver will get $15 off of a pit pass at the other two tracks. If a driver misses two or more nights at his home track then that driver will get $10 off at the other two tracks if he maintains 51% or more attendance at his home track.

Drivers in central and east central Iowa are then able to drive within two hours and be able to race at all three tracks and only pay one pit pass a week. A points system will also be announced at a later date that will take your home track points and your best 12 nights at the other tracks including all specials.

Drivers will also be able to collect points for this program at the Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, MO, for the Spring Fling, March 22-23.

With gas prices and the cost of racing we are trying to help the racers out in 2013.